Aubrey Dean Paul


Sir Aubrey Edward Henry Dean Paul, 5th Baronet was a captain in the Northumberland Fusiliers and a descendant of the 1st Duke of Marlborough,

Biography

He was fifth of the Paul Baronets, of Rodborough and father of Brenda Dean Paul, one of the ‘bright young things’.
In 1901, he married Irene Regina, daughter of Henry Wieniawski and Isabelle Bessie-Hampton. The couple had been introduced by Nellie Melba. Lady Dean Paul, now adopted British nationality, but continued to publish works as "Irène Wieniawska". They had two other children:
The 5th Baronet converted to Roman Catholicism in 1914 and the couple's daughter was educated at convent schools. His wife maintained a Bohemian lifestyle and the couple separated in 1922.